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HR 5240 114th Congress House

Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for biodiesel.

Introduced: May 25, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Alternative and renewable resourcesIncome tax creditsMotor fuelsSales and excise taxes
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May 13, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 13, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 13, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify and extend: (1) the income tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel used as fuel, and (2) the excise tax credit for biodiesel fuel mixtures.

The bill: (1) makes the credits available to domestic producers of the fuels rather than the policy under current law of providing a mixture credit to the blender of the fuel, (2) increases the income tax credit for certain small biodiesel producers, and (3) extends the credits through 2019.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 4040 Related bill Bridge to a Clean Energy Future Act of 2015
  • S 1946 Related bill Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015
  • S 2353 Related bill Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2015
  • S 2391 Related bill American Clean Energy Investment Act of 2015
  • S 3188 Identical bill Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 5
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Nov 17, 2016
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Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 6, 2016
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 26, 2016
Young, David
· May 26, 2016
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 25, 2016
Blum, Rod
· May 13, 2016
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Smith, Jason
Missouri · May 13, 2016
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 13, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5240: Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5240/
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"H.R. 5240: Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5240/.
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H.R. 5240, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5240/.
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